Forces' chopper pilot with the munchies makes stop for burgers

Ottawa Citizen ^ | 10/2/2009 | Linda Nguyen

[Saije]

A fast-food restaurant in this western Ontario city served cheeseburgers to a Canadian Forces pilot Thursday — while his helicopter was parked outside.

Michelle Patterson said Friday she thought something was wrong when she looked out one of the windows of the A&W restaurant. All she saw was flying dust.

"I thought, 'Oh gee,' and I went over to the side of our building and there was a helicopter there with a police car," she said.

Moments later, the helicopter pilot walks into the restaurant.

"He said he was here to pick up some supper before taking off again," said Patterson. "He joked about wanting to come through the drive-thru but he couldn't fit. Then I told him I would've delivered."

Patterson said the pilot ordered enough cheeseburgers, fries and root beer for six people. He said he was going to feed the other pilots at the airport before they refuelled and fly to Thunder Bay, Ont., and eventually back to Quebec.

After the pilot paid for his takeout, he walked back across the street to the parking lot of a baseball diamond where he had parked his helicopter and took off.

[dalereed]

Last time I was in a Mc Donalds the hamburgers were 13 cents each or $1/doz.

I think a crap sandwitich would have been a better meal.

[Synthex]

*YAWWWN*

Oh wow. A Canadian military joke. How original